Talk:16 Blocks

20 year old Spartan?

So in the context of this film (which I have not seen), a gun is 20 years old, thus it's considered surprising that it fires? WTF? A gun is not like a perishable fruit or something like that. Also the Spartan was made by Baikal for Remington, thus it can't be 20 years old. 20 years ago, there was still a Soviet Union and Baikal is a Russian manufacturer. I just found this statement funny... MoviePropMaster2008

I wouldn't go and shoot a gun that had been sitting around unfired and without maintenance for a couple years.-S&Wshooter 04:00, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

There are tons of weapons throughout households in the United States, which are oiled, put away in a safe for years that are just fine. What maintenance do you need? It's not like it's a CAR you drove 100K miles. I sure wouldn't hesitate to use a gun that was 20 years old if it looked okay. Like I said before, it's not like guns are perishable items like fruit. And yes, I own hundreds of guns that I have not fired in at least 20 years. There is nothing wrong with them. :) MoviePropMaster2008 09:30, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

If I had to shoot it I would clean it 1st-76.31.5.208 11:43, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

And what if it was put away in a humidity controlled safe already cleaned and oiled? Doing a safety check is always recommended, but I need to put to rest this misconception that guns somehow become magically unsafe when stored for years in a clean, dry environment. They don't. I just recently pulled a Winchester Model 1200 that had been in a climate controlled vault (dust free) since 1989, I looked at it, threw it in a gun rug and took it to the range. Guess what? It shot FINE. MPM

Turns out I goofed when I made the original description; Willis' character actually said the SHELLS loaded in the gun were over 20 years old, not the gun itself. Using old ammo can be a rather dicy proposition. Orca1 9904 20:39, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

At the risk of dredging up an old argument, 20 years isn't that old for ammo. I've shot ammo from 1934 without incident. - Nyles

Would it be possible to get some much bigger pictures for this article? Or make the existing ones bigger? I think it's a shame they're so small. --ManiacallyChallenged 21:05, 21 September 2009 (UTC)